If you’ve never baked in a toaster oven, I’m about to blow your mind with a recipe for chocolate dipped baked vanilla donuts – and a chance to win your very own Hamilton Beach toaster oven!
Disclosure: This sponsored post was written in collaboration with Hamilton Beach, but opinions are 100% my own.
Baking in a toaster oven had never crossed my mind – I must have been living under a rock until Hamilton Beach kindly sent me their latest toaster oven and said to get creative! After some research and asking friends their experience, I decided to test out this little oven’s capabilities by baking a batch of these Chocolate-Dipped Vanilla Baked Donuts, and boy did this toaster oven exceeded my expectations!
The product features in this 4 Slice Easy Reach toaster oven include:
- Unique roll-top door.
- Easy access to food.
- Easy access to countertop.
- Easy to keep clean—food can’t spill on door.
- Fits 4 slices or a 9” pizza.
- Bake, broil and toast functions.
- Removable door for easy cleanup.
- 30 minute timer with automatic shutoff or optional stay on.
- Includes bake pan and rack with 2 positions.
- Front-access crumb tray slides out for easy cleanup.
I tell you, this appliance is a lifesaver now. I’m hoping to get the most use from it during the summer when I don’t want to be turning on my large oven and heating up the entire kitchen just to bake a personal pizza or a small batch of cookies.
Chocolate Dipped Vanilla Baked Donuts

Ingredients
For the donuts:
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ⅓ cup granulated sugar
- 1 egg
- ½ cup buttermilk
- 2 tablespoons melted butter or oil
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
For the chocolate glaze:
- ¼ cup chocolate chips
- 2 tablespoons coconut oil
Instructions
- Preheat your toaster oven (or regular oven) to 350F and grease your mini-donut pan.
- In a small bowl, whisk together the flour, baking power, and salt.
- In a large separate bowl, whisk the sugar, egg, buttermilk, and melted butter. Whisk until sugar dissolves, about 3-4 minutes. Add vanilla extract.
- Add the liquid into the dry ingredients and mix until incorporated.
- Using a plastic piping bag or spoon, fill the donut pan 3/4 of the way and place in oven. Bake for 12-15 minutes, until light golden brown.
- Remove from pan and cool on cooling track while making the glaze.
- To make the glaze: in a microwave safe bowl, melt the chocolate chips and coconut oil together.
- Whisk until combined. Dip cooled donuts in the glaze and let set.
- Best when consumed within 2-3 days.
UPDATE: The Hamilton Beach giveaway that originally appeared in this post has ended. The winner was notified and the entry form widget has since been removed.
my kids like making pizza bagels
i’d make pizza bagels
I would bake cupcakes.
My kids just love the mini English muffin pizzas that we make from scratch.
I also have never thought to bake using a toaster oven!! I would copy cat you and make some pumpkin donuts!
I would make a cake dounut with chocolate frosting and sprinkles….. my fave when I was a kid! I would love to have this! Good luck to all!
I would make english muffin pizzas!
Ohhh, girly…. those donuts are making me channel my inner Homer Simson like crazy!! Oh, and that toaster oven would be AWESOME for making small batches of cupcakes or toasting up one of those BIG MAMA bagels that always get stuck in the slots of my toaster.
This would be perfect for doing up a small batch of cupcakes for my grandkids. I would also like to try this donut recipe.
Those donuts look perfect!